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— LeAnn Bjerken

Ree Creations: Repurposing with purpose

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February 14, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
We all know someone who has a crafting hobby, whether it's sewing, knitting, painting, woodworking, or scrapbooking. And while most people see craft projects as something fun to do in our free time, 57-year-old Debra Nielson has turned her passion
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— Alla Drokina

Sexual harassment ruling expands employer liability in Washington state

If an employee harasses a customer, the business is 'automatically' at fault
February 14, 2019
Alla Drokina
Employers can be held strictly liable for acts of discrimination by their employees in any business or nonprofit open to the public following a recent Washington State Supreme Court decision in a sexual harassment case
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Karli and Caleb Ingersoll to open Lucky You Lounge music venue

Restaurants & Retail
January 31, 2019
Alla Drokina
Lucky You Lounge, a new eclectic music venue and night club, is set to have a soft opening in April and already has a music lineup for May.
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Spokane Valley hair salon moves, opens as Saffron

Restaurants & Retail
January 31, 2019
Alla Drokina
Saffron Salon Inc., originally known as First Avenue Studio Salon, has moved and reopened in larger quarters at 8423 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Saffron Salon owner Tiana Walter says that when her lease was up in the First Avenue location
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Blue Zoo aquarium to open at NorthTown Mall

Restaurants & Retail
January 31, 2019
Alla Drokina
Blue Zoo, an interactive aquarium and zoo hybrid that will feature about 100 to 150 different species of animals, will open in July or August on the second floor of the NorthTown Mall, says Blue Zoo co-owner Jon Hepworth.
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Two Men & A Truck starts first Spokane office

Moving company leases space in Valley
January 31, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Chris Jones, a new franchisee of Michigan-based moving company Two Men & A Truck, has opened his first office in Spokane Valley. Jones, 29, is basing the franchise in 5,000 square feet of leased office and warehouse space in the Vista Industrial Park
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Out of the bag: Grocers prepare for potential plastic ban

State Legislature considers eliminating option
January 31, 2019
LeAnn Bjerken
Retailers throughout Washington state soon could be banned from offering customers single-use plastic bags, in an effort to reduce plastic waste and better protect the environment.
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Alla Drokina

Cobenali Creations: Warmest greetings—without the warmth

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January 31, 2019
Alla Drokina
Spokane Valley-based illustrator Colin Hayes prides himself on his aversion to sappy greeting cards. He demonstrates this through his new venture, a line of quirky and witty cards called Cobenali Creations, soon to be available in gift shops nationally.
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—Herschman Architects

Costco completes sale of North Side property

At Home Stores, Texas Roadhouse inked as first tenants
January 31, 2019
Natasha Nellis
Costco Wholesale Corp. has completed the sale of its former 134,000-square-foot warehouse store building on Spokane's North Side to San Pedro, Calif.-based Rich Development Enterprises LLC.
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$9.5 million mixed-use center planned on West Plains

Car wash eyed to anchor five-building development
January 17, 2019
Alla Drokina
A $9.5 million commercial center to be anchored by a Bush Car Wash is being planned near the Pacific Northwest Technology Park, on the West Plains, according to a predevelopment application submitted to the city of Spokane.
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